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Announcement: Our Canary Report network will not be reopening

Susie — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:25:50 +0000

After a lot of thought, I’ve decided not to reopen Our Canary Report network. It was a difficult decision. Our community was helping a lot of people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity–...

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We interrupt this series on the Gupta recovery program to announce some housecleaning at The Canary Report

Susie — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:30:43 +0000

I'm doing some housecleaning on the blog and for some reason, this is making OLD posts pop up in the email notices to my subscribers-- I'm sorry for any confusion. ~Susie Related posts: Our Canary...

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Guest Blog: A message from Kikilani about her initial experience with Gupta’s MCS recovery program

Guest Blogger — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:32:15 +0000

As a certified traditional naturopath, I know every part of the body is connected to every other part. So if I "fix" one part, it spills over to all other parts. I have always taught that we only...

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Gupta Programme Session 6: Soften & Flow Technique, Meditation and Breathing

Susie — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:44:52 +0000

My favorite teaching of this session is The Hour of Power, a series of things you do when you first wake up to get your day started in a peaceful and relaxed state of mind. Related posts: Gupta...

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Experiential learning: Trial by fire!

Susie — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:57:21 +0000

Who knew that only six days into Ashok Gupta's Multiple Chemical Sensitivity recovery program, I'd be putting the treatment to the test, up close and personal with a brush fire! Related posts: First...

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Gupta Programme Session 5: Live Demonstration of Amygdala Retraining Technique

Susie — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:13:23 +0000

The section of Session 5 that I found the most interesting was the interview that Gupta conducted with the patient at the beginning of the session. It wasn’t the patient’s answers that caught my...

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Gupta Programme Session 4: The Amygdala Retraining Technique

Susie — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:20:09 +0000

I’m excited to tell you about Session 4 of Ashok Gupta’s Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Recovery Programme because it’s the lesson about the main amygdala retraining technique. Related posts: Gupta...

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Gupta Programme Session 3: Testimonials

Susie — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:54:18 +0000

Session 3 shares testimonials from people who have recovered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by doing Ashok Gupta's amygdala retraining program. Related posts: Gupta Programme Session 1: Introduction...

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Gupta Programme Session 2: Explanation of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Susie — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:02:08 +0000

This post is the third in a series about my experience doing Ashok Gupta's "Advanced Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Recovery...

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Gupta Programme Session 1: Introduction and How to Use The Recovery Programme

Susie — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:40:52 +0000

This post is the second in a series about my experience doing the Gupta Amygdala Retraining program, which I started on September 30 and will last for at least six months. The Gupta Amygdala...

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First dispatch from the field: Let’s get started with Gupta 101

Susie — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:00:19 +0000

I'm going to cut to the chase because I know the question you are all asking: Is the Gupta Amygdala Retraining program working for me? Even though I started the program less than three weeks ago, I...

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Rob Neis at DTOX Radio has created a network especially for members of Our Canary Report to go during my hiatus!

Susie — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:57:24 +0000

Many thanks to Ron Neis at DTOX Radio for setting up a network for all Canary Report members to join while our network is on hiatus. It's incredibly kind of Rob to do this and I am very...

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Our Canary Report network is going on hiatus while I do the Gupta Amygdala Retraining program

Susie — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 02:26:29 +0000

Our Canary Report network will be offline for six months to a year and will not be accessible to our members; this blog will remain online and you will still be able to access all pages and...

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Irish blog sponsors art exhibit about Myalgic Encephalopathy and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity; the work of Canary Report contributor Eva Caballé featured

Susie — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:41:54 +0000

The online exhibit, which also will be shown at the ME and Fibromyalgia International Conference in Ireland this October, is designed to raise awareness about the hidden suffering caused by severe...

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Guest Blog: Working to change policy about the use of toxic chemicals at my son’s daycare facility

Guest Blogger — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:19:55 +0000

By guest blogger Nancy of Toronto. Following a presentation about toxic products I made to the board of the daycare, they decided to adopt the Toronto District School Board’s Scented Products...

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Guest Blog: More camping tips: safe tents, potties, and showers

Guest Blogger — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 03:19:29 +0000

By guest blogger Jen. Here are a few more tips about what I use and what I’ve learned about tents and camping. Related posts: Guest Blog: Camping tips for people with Multiple Chemical...

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Moving to my new home, part four

Contributor — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:05:05 +0000

By contributor Linda Sepp. This is the fourth and final post in a series about my move to Barrhaven. Related posts: Moving to my new home, part three Moving to my new home, part two Moving to my new...

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NYT photo essay on Multiple Chemical Sensitivity; photographer recovered from MCS through experimental neural retraining

Susie — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:10:03 +0000

The photographer Thilde Jensen examines people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. Related posts: Author Els Valkenburg recovers from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity with the Gupta Amygdala...

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Moving to my new home, part three

Contributor — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:21:06 +0000

By contributor Linda Sepp. This is the third in a series about my move to Barrhaven. Related posts: Moving to my new home, part two Moving to my new home, part one Moving to a new...

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The Mother of Environmental Medicine visits Germany

Susie — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:07:54 +0000

Dr. Doris Rapp visits Germany; she's no longer taking on new patients, but is still on her mission to inform the public and educate medical doctors about environmental health issues. Related...

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Moving to my new home, part two

Contributor — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:59:19 +0000

By contributor Linda Sepp. This is the second in a series about my move to Barrhaven. Related posts: Moving to my new home, part one Moving to a new “environmentally sensitive” housing...

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Moving to my new home, part one

Contributor — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:42:04 +0000

By contributor Linda Sepp. This post is the first in a series about my move to Barrhaven. Related posts: Moving to a new “environmentally sensitive” housing unit in Ottawa! My healthy...

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Author Els Valkenburg recovers from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity with the Gupta Amygdala Retraining

Susie — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:50:10 +0000

Author Els Valkenburg has recovered from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity through the Gupta Amygdala Retraining Programme. Read her story on her new web page. Related posts: Guest Blog: Can Gupta...

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No fear of fear

Contributor — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:55:59 +0000

By contributor Eva Caballé, Spain. With Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, the here and now is all that matters and the fear of the fear is simply ridiculous against the real problems that force you to...

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Letter: Fundraising campaign launched for documentary film about Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and housing

Guest Blogger — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:05:04 +0000

Letter to the Editor by Susan Abod, filmmaker. The film Homesick, now under production, is the first documentation of the long-term impact of healthier housing on people with Multiple Chemical...

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